Free Training – Safe Sleep Environments
Oklahoma City County Health Department is providing free training to any childcare, health care or direct service providers that educate families on infant safe sleep. The training will be held…
AJOG: Interim Update – Periviable Birth
This Obstetric Care Consensus is updated to reflect a limited, focused change in the description and presentation of data regarding the percentage of survival with moderate or severe impairment among…
AJOG Document: Triggers, bundles, protocols, and checklists – What every maternal care provider needs to know
Have you ever wondered about the difference between a “bundle” and a “protocol”? This document published in the April edition of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology outlines the…
ACOG: Breastfeeding Toolkit
Ob-gyn support is crucial for new moms who want to breastfeed. ACOG has developed a new toolkit for health care providers, including FAQs and information for pregnant women and new…
CDC, Johns Hopkins to host webinar on Zika, April 8
The CDC along with Johns Hopkins will be hosting a webinar: Zika virus disease- What you need to know Presented as part of Premier’s AdvisorLive® series and co-sponsored by the…
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Updated: Interim Guidance for Health Care Providers Caring for Women of Reproductive Age with Possible Zika Virus Exposure
CDC has updated its interim guidance for U.S. health care providers caring for women of reproductive age with possible Zika virus exposure (1) to include recommendations on counseling women and…
ACOG Workshop Summary: Evaluation and Management of Women and Newborns With a Maternal Diagnosis of Chorioamnionitis
In January 2015, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development invited an expert panel to a workshop to address numerous knowledge gaps and to provide…
AAP Policy Statement: Poverty and Child Health in the United States
“Because pediatricians work to prevent childhood diseases during health supervision visits and with anticipatory guidance, the early detection and management of poverty-related disorders is an important, emerging component of pediatric…
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Save the Date for the 3rd Annual OPQIC Summit, Sept. 16
Save the Date for the 3rd annual OPQIC Summit to be held on September 16, 2016 from 9:00-4:00. We are excited to have Jay Iams, MD as our featured speaker…
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Free Online CME: Role of Fetal Fibronectin in Identifying the Risk of Preterm Labor
TARGET AUDIENCE The target audience for this activity includes ob/gyns, maternal fetal medicine specialists, obstetric hospitalists, CNMs, labor and delivery nursing staff, and women’s health residents. Click here for the…
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AJOG: Use of Maternal Early Warning Trigger tool reduces maternal morbidity.
Laurence E. Shields, MD; Suzanne Wiesner, RN, MBA; Catherine Klein, RN, CNM; Barbara Pelletreau, RN, MPH; Herman L. Hedriana, MD BACKGROUND: Maternal mortality in the United States has increased unabated…
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Zika Virus and Pregnancy: What Obstetric Health Care Providers Need to Know.
Published Ahead-of-Print Abstract: Zika virus is a flavivirus transmitted by Aedes (Stegomyia) species of mosquitoes. In May 2015, the World Health Organization confirmed the first local transmission of Zika virus…
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AIM – Frequently Asked Questions
The staff at OPQI have been answering your questions regarding Every Mother Counts initiative and the AIM Data Portal. We compiled some of the most frequently asked questions on our…
AAP Policy Statement: Procedural Pain in the Neonate
Prevention and Management of Procedural Pain in the Neonate: An Update COMMITTEE ON FETUS AND NEWBORN and SECTION ON ANESTHESIOLOGY AND PAIN MEDICINE Pediatrics Feb 2016, 137 (2) 1-13; DOI:…
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Interim Guidelines for Pregnant Women During a Zika Virus Outbreak: SoonerCare coverage questions answered
For SoonerCare women who have traveled to high risk exposure areas, both testing and ultrasound screening would be covered under current insurance stipulations. 1) Asymptomatic patients that have recently traveled…
New Professional Resource: MotherToBaby Provides Information About Medications During Pregnancy and Lactation
MotherToBaby, a service of the non-profit Organization of Teratology Information Specialists, is dedicated to providing evidence-based information to mothers, health care professionals, and the general public about medications and other…
ACOG Committee Opinion #658: Optimizing Support for Breastfeeding as Part of Obstetric Practice
ABSTRACT: Although most women in the United States initiate breastfeeding, more than one half wean earlier than they desire. As reproductive health experts and advocates for women’s health who work…
Infant Safe Sleep “Train the Trainer” Workshop
This workshop would benefit professionals who need to train their staff or a large group of professionals on how to educate the general public on safe sleep practices for infants….
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AWHONN OK Section Conference
Registration is now open for the AWHONN OK section Conference on April 14-15, 2016 from 8am to 5pm at Norman Regional Education Center. OPQIC is excited that Lisa Miller, CNM,…
Obstetric Hemorrhage e-Modules now available!
Are you looking for an educational tool for your physicians, nurses, and CNMs about OB hemorrhage? AIM has just released E-modules at no cost for your use. The OB Hemorrhage…
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ACOG Practice Bulletin Updates: Management of Preterm Labor and Premature Rupture of Membranes
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has updated Practice Bulletin #159: Management of of Preterm Labor and Practice Bulletin #160: Premature Rupture of Membranes, and Committee Opinion #652: Magnesium…
Magnesium Sulfate Recall
From the FDA (click here for full press release): Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer company, has announced a voluntary recall of one lot of, MAGNESIUM SULFATE IN WATER FOR INJECTION (0.325…
Registration open for Becoming Baby-Friendly in Oklahoma Annual Summit and Reducing Inequities in Breastfeeding Conference
2016 Reducing Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Breastfeeding Conference – February 11 Agenda Registration 4th Annual Becoming Baby-Friendly in Oklahoma Summit – February 12 Agenda Registration …
Every Week STILL Counts – An Update on Early Elective Deliveries in Oklahoma
Every Week Counts ended one year ago, but the effort to eliminate early elective deliveries continues. As an update, the Office of Perinatal Quality Improvement created a report sent to…
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SIDS – It’s more than just the sleep environment
In an editorial in the January 2016 issue of Pediatrics, Drs. Rachel Moon and Fern Hauck remind us that there are factors other than an infant’s sleep environment that are…
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Neonatal Abstinence: New March of Dimes nursing CE module
The March of Dimes has released a new online nursing module, Assessment of Neonatal Abstinence. The module is FREE for viewing as a narrated PowerPoint presentation. 2.3 hours of CNE…
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Special Journal Issue: Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies
The journal Critical Care Clinics has released the January 2016 issue with a focus on obstetric and gynecologic emergencies. The special edition includes many articles related to critical care of…
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Mental Health Provider Locator
We have just added two new links to help providers locate mental health resources in your area. The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services has provided an…
AAP Clinical Report: Apnea of Prematurity
The American Academy of Pediatrics will publish a clinical report on Apnea of Prematurity in the January 2016 issue of Pediatrics. The clinical report provides some guidance on treatment and discharge recommendations…
ACOG Practice Bulletin 156: Obesity in Pregnancy
Obstetrician–gynecologists are the leading experts in the health care of women, and obesity is the most common health care problem in women of reproductive age. Obesity in women is such…
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